So the other day Kim Kardashian took off all her clothes and showed us her lovely bottom, intending to ‘Break the Internet’. Unfortunately for Kim, it appears the Internet was looking the other way, towards a different heavenly body with its own distinctive curves, where a robot built by European geeks was landing on a comet the size of Carlow, […]
President Obama has come out with a clear message in favour of “Net Neutrality”. In a video published earlier today Obama uses similar language to other supporters of Net Neutrality and states unequivocally that he’ll be getting the FCC to assist him by making it illegal for any company to prioritise traffic or access to […]
The US government produced this animated video. It’s simple and its message is one I personally support: Its release is also very timely, as the Internet Governance Forum officially kicks off tomorrow ..
So I’m typing this on my computer – get that? MY COMPUTER! And it’s not even the only one I own. Louis CK thinks we’re too complacent about technology. “… now we live in an amazing amazing world, and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of just spoiled idiots …” Did mention I’ve got A PHONE […]
Congratulations to Dr Dennis Jennings, who is among 24 people inducted today by The Internet Society, to The Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings is the first Irishman to be included in the Hall of Fame, which is an annual award recognising the contributions of people in the categories of Pioneers’ Circle, Innovators and Global Connectors. Dr Jennings is […]
Christian Dawson is COO of ServInt, a hosting company based in Washington DC. He’s also chairman of i2Coalition, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, an advocacy group formed just 10 months ago. From their website: “The Internet Infrastructure Coalition supports those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet, and we treat it like the noble […]
Google released a very slick graphic to illustrate both the growth of internet usage and how its used. The graphic is part of a campaign they and other entities are involved with to help keep the internet free and open. Learn more here or here
Explaining the internet is probably a lot easier using visuals, so here’s a very nice one that we got courtesy of Open Site:
Intel released this infographic a while back about everything that happens every minute on the internet with some projections of what things will look like in a couple of years time. The statistics are staggering, especially if you’ve been around long enough to remember how primitive the entire thing was 20 years ago (or longer […]
This week Conn wasn’t able to do the show, so it’s my first solo gig. Thankfully I was joined on the show by a very gracious and understanding special guest – Pinky Brand. Sorry if the audio quality isn’t up to standard – I usually leave the audio stuff to Conn! Pinky has been working […]
